Birthplace of Civilization

4. A fan-shaped fertile area where many Egyptians would live because of the fertile soil and the protection that it provided.
5. This is a monotheistic religion in which Muhammad was the last and greatest prophet of the religion.
6. History was not kind to the Jewish people. Time after time they were on the run from invaders. This scattering and running of the Jews is called this.
8. This religion is the oldest of the three main world religions. Their God is named Yahweh.
10. Pharaohs were buried in these to protect their bodies from floods, wild animals, and robbers. The 3 largest ones can be found in the city of Giza.
11. This person was sent from a person we may know as God, and was sent as a messiah or savior.
12. This would be a government which is controlled by religious leaders.
13. This stone was responsible for "cracking the code" of the meaning of hieroglyphics.
14. Some of the earliest forms of writing in which markings were shaped like wedges on clay tablets.

1. This is made up of the city and the farmland around it. The walls which would surround this was from from sun-dried bricks which would protect the city.
2. Babylon's greatest king and also best known for his codes which were displayed in the middle of the city for all to be known.
3. This river is the lifeblood for the people of Egypt. It brought a means of transportation, fresh water, trade, food, and so much more.
7. Historians use this term to describe highly developed cultures.
9. This ancient city was located between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.
10. The worship of many gods.